On August 5, 1958, St Josemaria celebrated Mass in Great Britain for the first time. He had arrived at Dover the day before, and, as was his custom, as soon as he disembarked he had said three Hail Marys, concluding with the aspiration “Sancta Maria, [...]Tags: Prayer, Our Lady, UK

Programme contains practical reflections on marriage and parenting from St Josemaria Escriva and from British and Irish couples.
"Take a chance on happiness" alternates images from the preaching of St Josemaría with testimonies of couples in England, Scotland and Ireland who talk about their challenges in [...]Tags: Marriage, Upbringing, family, Ireland, UK

Interview with Raquel Taveira-Marques
“When I came from Portugal to do research at University College London for my PhD in Neurobiology and Neuroscience, I soon fell in love with London, and also -something I didn’t [...]Tags: Baptism, Conversion, Faith, UK

300 Brixton Road is a bright light on the horizon of Lambeth, one of London’s most deprived and troubled areas. It’s the home of the Baytree Centre where for 20 years now 1,000s of women and girls who are local residents yet come from all [...]Tags: Education, Youth, equality, UK

Translating The Man of Villa Tevere
Interview with Helena Scott by the josemariaescriva.info website staff.
The Man of Villa Tevere – St Josemaria Escriva: his years in Rome, by Pilar Urbano, translated by Helena Scott, published by Scepter Publishers, Inc., New York, 2011.
JEI: In [...]Tags: books, UK

In an interview of 7 January 1967 with Tad Szulc of the New York Times, St Josemaría spoke about the work of Opus Dei in some Englishspeaking countries. He mentioned the work carried out by university halls of residence run by Opus Dei, providing “not [...]Tags: Youth, Opus Dei, UK